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Dietary Supplements

"Dietary Supplements" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Products in capsule, tablet or liquid form that provide dietary ingredients, and that are intended to be taken by mouth to increase the intake of nutrients. Dietary supplements can include macronutrients, such as proteins, carbohydrates, and fats; and/or MICRONUTRIENTS, such as VITAMINS; MINERALS; and PHYTOCHEMICALS.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Dietary Supplements" by people in this website by year, and whether "Dietary Supplements" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 106 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2018
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